Trace-carrier.



No. 794,025. PATENTED JULY 11, 1905;

J. KIERNAN.

TRACE CARRIER.

APPLICATION IILED JAN. 24. 1905.

NITED STATES JOHN KIERNAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISS SADDLERY HARDWARE 00., OF

OF OHIO.

Patented July 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

TRACE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,625, dated July 11, 1905. Application filed January 24:, 1905. Serial No. 242,559.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN KIERNAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trace-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a trace-carrier, particularly of that class which is attached to breeching or the rear part of harness in convenient position for applying traces thereto to prevent the latter from disadvantageously hanging down prior to their connection to or disconnection from draft means with which they cooperate.

The trace-carrier embodying the invention is simplified in its construction and capable of being applied in operative position without requiring any special change or particular arrangement of the harness and is also adapted to be used on either side of harness without demanding a change in the structural features thereof to accommodate a right and left position. As will be more fullyhereinafter set forth in detail, the parts of the carrier are so disposed, and especially the hook means adapted to be engaged by traces, that a reliable attachment of the traces may be had and a material resistance offered to the accidental disengagement of the traces, though force be made by the animal in rubbing against structures that might otherwise tend to dislodge the connected trace or traces.

The drawing illustrates a perspective view of a carrier embodying the features of theinvention.

Similar numerals indicate corresponding parts in the view.

The improved trace-carrier comprises but two constituents-a frame 1 and inwardlyprojecting hook means or hanger devices 2, located contiguously at the lower portionof the frame. The frame is preferably circular and has the upper part thereof entirely clear for attachment to the breeching and to the hip-straps. It is unnecessary to provide special means for receiving the frame 1 in connection with the hip-straps, as the device can be caught and held in the buckle construction or usual connecting means of the hip-straps,

or in some instances the carrier may be applied to and held by the back-band or crupper-strap.

The hook means or hanger devices 2 extend upwardly and inwardly in converged planes and in approximate radial relation to the frame 1, the upper terminal of the said hook means or hanger devices being inwardly bent or deflected, as at 4:, to increase their efficiency as holding devices and also have their rear faces 5 flat to materially aid in the retention of a trace or trace-connecting device in connection with the carrier. By having the hook means or hanger devices 2 converged inwardly and upwardly the part of the trace caused to engage the same will meet with material resistance in any tendency to become accidentally disengaged, the one hook means or hanger device cooperating with the other to eflect this result.

The hook means or hanger devices also project outwardly far enough from the outer side of the frame 1 to permit a trace or portion of the latter to be readily attached or detached with respect thereto by a manual operation, and When the trace or a part of the latter is attached to the hook means the weight of the trace will tend to hold the carrier down close to the part of the harness to which it is attached, and the inwardly bent or deflected terminals of the hook means or hanger devices under such conditions will also contribute largely to the prevention of accidental detachment of the trace therefrom.

Another advantage of the improved tracecarrier is that the cost of manufacture thereof is reduced to a minimum, and, further, the strength and durability of the same are increased. The carrier as an entirety will be preferably plated or otherwise treated to render it non-corrosive and will be varied in dimensions and proportions to accommodate different applications or uses thereof.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim as new is- 1. A trace carrier consisting of a surrounding body fully open and interiorly unobstructed by cross devices, the said body having inwardly converging hanger hooks close to and on opposite sides of the terminal of one diameter thereof and both located Wholly to one side of the remaining right-angular diameter of the body.

2. A trace-carrier consisting of a circular body fully open and unobstructed by intercepting cross-braces or bridge devices and provided With inwardly-extending hangerhooks longitudinally reduced toward their free ends and having inner flat surfaces, the said hooks being positioned close to and on opposite sides of the one terminal of one diameter and both Wholly located to one side of the remaining right-angular diameter of the body.

3. A trace-carrier consisting of a circular frame fully open and unobstructed by inter- JOHN KIERNAN.

Witnesses:

JOHN B. DENVIR, Jr., N. Y. CARTER. 

